Daniel and Manton talk about road trips. Daniel re-visits a beloved pizza place and Manton plans for fall travel.
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Extra Intuition 13: Make All The Mistakes
October 10, 2022 at 7:26 pm.
Extra Intuition 12: I Don’t Have a Texas Accent
Daniel and Manton talk about accents, and why Manton doesn’t have one after growing up in Texas.
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April 8, 2022 at 8:01 pm.
Extra Intuition 11: A Mess of Cables
Manton and Daniel talk about their respective projects wiring their homes for ethernet.
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September 22, 2020 at 12:49 pm.
Extra Intuition 10: Start Pretty Simple
Daniel talks about his son’s ambition to build a Windows PC, and Manton talks about his increasing interest in developing for Android.
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September 9, 2020 at 12:02 pm.
Extra Intuition 9: I Did Wait Forever
August 22, 2020 at 3:42 pm.
Extra Intuition 8: Maintenance Is Important
Manton and Daniel talk about Manton’s recent home repairs, and the virtues of fixing up your home BEFORE you sell or move out.
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August 16, 2020 at 9:47 am.
Extra Intuition 7: Finding Distractions
Daniel and Manton talk about Daniel’s recent sudoku obsession.
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Links:
- Good Sudoku – iOS Sudoku game.
- Zach Gage – Designer and co-developer of Good Sudoku.
- Threes – Numeric puzzle game for iOS.
- Letterpress – Word puzzle game for iOS.
- Alto’s Adventure – Snowboarding “endless runner” game.
- The Miracle Sudoku – A twenty minute long Sudoku video that is actually worth watching.
- Black Ink – Daniel’s crossword-solving app.
- Goonies – A movie from the 1980’s.
- Animal Crossing – Popular Nintendo game.
- 30 Days of Apple Arcade – Manton’s blogging series in which he tries 30 Apple Arcade games.
August 8, 2020 at 10:36 am.
Extra Intuition 6: That Was a Life-changing Moment
Manton and Daniel talk about their early experiences working at Apple, and weigh the pros and cons of working for Apple versus a startup.
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Links:
- Late to the Mac – Daniel’s blog post about early computer use and eventual employment by Apple.
- IndieWebCamp Austin – Austin-based conference that Manton co-organized.
May 21, 2018 at 10:00 am.
Extra Intuition 5: Three Cars For Four Drivers
After Manton’s Nissan Leaf lease expired, he’s going “car free,” to an extent. How many cars per person does a typical family need? He and Daniel consider Italian scooters, electric bikes, and other forms of local transportation.
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Links:
- Nissan Leaf – Manton’s most recent automobile.
- Central Library Windows – Manton’s post about the new Austin Public Library.
- MetroRail – “There’s only one train in Austin.”
- Faraday Bikes – Electric assist bicycles with pedals.
- Van Moof – Another electric assist bicycle company.
- Fortified Bicycle – Boston-based anti-theft bicycle company.
January 30, 2018 at 8:02 am.
Extra Intuition 4: We Still Write Checks
Manton and Daniel talk about their recent experience discovering that they owned an obscure crypto-currency, and the process of learning how to convert it to Bitcoin and then cash.
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Links:
- Stellar – The non-profit cryptocurrency organization behind Lumens.
- Binance – One of the exchanges that trades Stellar Lumens for Bitcoin and other currencies.
- Coinbase – One of the most established Bitcoin exchanges, offering links to USD via bank transfer.
- GDAX – Coinbase sister-service with a much less intuitive interface, and far lower fees.
- Hilariously Rich – NY Times article about cryptocurrency enthusiasts in San Francisco.
January 21, 2018 at 4:07 pm.
